Boompa Records

 ( Record Labels Established In 2003 ) 

Boompa Records is a Canadian independent record label, founded in 2003 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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History Boompa Records (launched in September 2003) was established as a music production company by Rob Calder and Scott L.D. Walker, fellow members of the Canadian Indie Band The Salteens. The label's creation was marked with the release of The Salteens' album Let Go of Your Bad Days in the Spring of 2003.

Beginning in Summer 2003, Boompa began their expansion into publicity services, music placement and licensing and artist management. As the label progressed, they further expanded to manage grant administration, tour management, promotions, booking and web services. Boompa has also organized grant administration for non-Boompa artists, including Hot Hot Heat, Destroyer (band), and Humans (Canadian band).

Boompa received positive acclaim in its first year, where it was credited with releasing "consistently excellent" music. The company was described by Canadian music critic Adrien Begrand as "the most fun label to discover" in 2004.

Since the label's formation, songs by Boompa artists have been featured on such shows as Grey's Anatomy, Joan of Arcadia, Dawson's Creek, Degrassi, The L-Word, Alienated, Radio Free Roscoe and Yo Gabba Gabba! among others.

Boompa bands and artists have also been featured at many festivals and music events, including POP Montreal, Canadian Music Week, SXSW, Halifax POP Explosion and Rifflanida. Internationally, Boompa artists have also made performances in Reykjavík at the Iceland Airwaves Festival.

Currently, they are distributed by Outside Music (CAN), Nail (USA), Lirico (JAP), The Orchard (Digital World). To date, Boompa has released 59 catalogues of music.

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Label Roster (Current Artists) The Belle Game · Woodpigeon · Christopher Smith

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Label Roster (Catalogue Artists) The Salteens · Small Sins · The Rentals · Reverie Sound Revue · Colleen and Paul · Circlesquare · Patrick Brealey · Leeroy Stagger · Lullaby Baxter · The Hylozoists · Run Chico Run · my project: blue · Matt Sharp (weezer, The Rentals) · Sekiden · The Lucksmiths.

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Discography

The Salteens	Let Go Of Your Bad Days	CD	BPA001	2003
The Lucksmiths	Naturaliste	CD	BPA002	2004
Sekiden	Junior Fiction	CD	BPA003	2004
Various Artists	Boompa Volume 1	CD	BPA801	YEAR
Run Chico Run	Shashbo	CD	BPA004	2004
Matt Sharp	Matt Sharp	CD	BPA006	2004
Leeroy Stagger	Beautiful House	CD	BPA007	2005
my project: blue	my project: blue	CD	BPA010	2005
The Salteens	Let Go Of Your Bad Days (USA)	CD	BPA001	2005
Small Sins	The Ladies and Gentlemen	CD	BPA014	2006
Run Chico Run	Slow Action	CD	BPA011	2006
Leeroy Stagger	Tales from the Back Porch	CD	BPA012	2006
The Hylozoists	La Fin Du Monde	CD	BPA013	2006
Small Sins	Small Sins	CD	BPA014	2006
Lullaby Baxter	Garden Cities of Tomorrow	CD	BPA015	2006
Leeroy Stagger	Depression River	CD	BPA016	2006
The Rentals	Last Little Life	CD	BPA019	2007
Small Sins	Mood Swings	CD	BPA020	2007
Circlesquare	Pre-Earthquake Anthem	CD	BPA017	2009
Circlesquare	Fight Sounds EP	CD	BPA026	2009
Circlesquare	Songs About Dancing And Drugs	CD	BPA021	2009
Woodpigeon	La Commission Scolaire	Digital	BPA024	2009
Woodpigeon	Treasury Library Canada	CD	BPA022	2009
Leeroy Stagger	Everything is Real	CD	BPA023	2009
Reverie Sound Revue	Reverie Sound Revue EP	CD	BPA027	2009
Reverie Sound Revue	Reverie Sound Revue	CD	BPA028	2009
Christopher Smith	Keepsake	CD	BPA033	2008
Patrick Brealey	Mercury in Songbirds	CD	BPA031	2009
Woodpigeon	Die Stadt Muzikanten	CD	BPA035	2010
Christopher Smith	Gently Gently	CD	BPA034	2010
Woodpigeon	Spirehouse	CD	BPA039	2010
Christopher Smith	The Beckon Call	CD	BPA037	2010
The Salteens	Moths	CD	BPA038	2010
Christopher Smith	Paper Chains	CD	BPA040	2010
Colleen and Paul	Colleen and Paul	CD	BPA041	2010
The Salteens	Kid Songs	CD	BPA043	2010
Woodpigeon	Our Love is as Tall as the Calgary Tower	CD	BPA044	2010
Woodpigeon	BALLADEER / to all the guys i've loved before	CD	BPA036	2010
The Salteens	Grey Eyes	CD	BPA042	2010
Woodpigeon	For Paolo	CD	BPA046	2012
No Sinner	Boo Hoo Hoo	CD	BPA052	2012
Christopher Smith	Pillars and Pyre	CD	BPA053	2012
Christopher Smith	Earning Keep	CD	BPA048	2012
Woodpigeon	Diamonds	CD	BPA045	2012
The Belle Game	Wait Up For You / Wasted Light EP	CD	BPA058	2013
Woodpigeon	Edinburgh EP	CD	BPA056	2013
Woodpigeon	Thumbtacks and Glue	CD	BPA059	2013
The Belle Game	Ritual Tradition Habit	CD	BPA054	2013

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See also

• List of record labels

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External links

• Boompa Records official site www.boompa.ca

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